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Stories by James E. Garcia
Posted Feb 21, 2022, 3:15 pm
James E. Garcia
/Arizona Mirror
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and the ensuing and needless slaughter of thousands of soldiers and civilians, seems all but inevitable now. “So, what do I care?” some of us may be asking ourselves. “It’s not our fight.”... Read more»
Posted Nov 29, 2021, 1:21 pm
James E. Garcia
/Arizona Mirror
One of the great stories in Arizona politics is the recall 10 years ago this month of then-Republican Senate President Russell Pearce - the far-right author of the most anti-immigrant bill in modern U.S. history - and Citizens for a Better Arizona, which formed to drive the recall effort.... Read more»
Posted Nov 12, 2021, 2:20 pm
James E. Garcia
/Arizona Mirror
The GOP's singular agenda today is the preservation, at all costs, of this country's historically white, male-dominated power base, and Gosar has become a sociopathic foot-soldier for the cause.... Read more»
Posted Oct 20, 2021, 5:23 am
James E. Garcia
/Arizona Mirror
The trouble with recounting the drama surrounding Arizona’s decades-long cultural and political clashes over immigration is there have been so many villains and heroes it’s hard to know where to start - so find two people whose personal experiences virtually tell the story for you.... Read more»
Posted Jun 22, 2020, 8:12 pm
James E. Garcia
/Arizona Mirror
Tuesday, barely 72 hours since Phoenix mandated COVID-19 masks, President Trump is scheduled to address a campaign rally at a church in north Phoenix. ... Read more»
Posted Oct 31, 2019, 12:12 pm
James E. Garcia
/Arizona Mirror
"On Los Días de los Muertos, it’s customary to build a makeshift altar as an act of honor and remembrance. Let these words be my altar."... Read more»